Pledge to America's Workers Month, 2020
| Published date | 06 July 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 40087 |
| Record Number | 2020-14598 |
| Section | Presidential Documents |
| Court | Executive Office Of The President |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 129 (Monday, July 6, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 129 (Monday, July 6, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 40087-40088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14598]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 129 / Monday, July 6, 2020 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10055 of June 30, 2020
Pledge to America's Workers Month, 2020
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic on our
Nation's economy and workforce have been unprecedented.
Businesses of all sizes have been forced to close,
downsize, or restructure; countless employees have
transitioned to working remotely; and tens of millions
of Americans have found themselves newly unemployed.
Despite the hardship caused by the pandemic, it has not
encumbered the American spirit or the unyielding
resolve of our Nation's workers. The United States
economy added 2.5 million jobs in May, rebounding with
historic strength and beginning the transition back to
strong economic growth. During Pledge to America's
Workers Month, we celebrate the resilience and
unlimited potential of America's workers and
industries; honor the State and private-sector
organizations that have pledged to train, educate, and
reskill American workers; and reaffirm our unparalleled
support for our workforce as we emerge from the grip of
this crisis.
In July 2018, I established the President's National
Council for the American Worker in order to develop and
implement a national strategy to reshape the education
and job training landscape to better meet the needs of
American students, workers, and businesses. In
coordination with the Council, my Administration has
called on States, businesses, and trade groups to sign
the Pledge to America's Workers, by which they commit
to expanding programs that educate, train, and reskill
workers of all ages. A strong, bipartisan majority of
our Nation's Governors and over 430 companies, trade
associations, and unions have signed the Pledge,
promising to provide education and training
opportunities for 16 million American students and
workers over the next 5 years.
I also established the American Workforce Policy
Advisory Board to glean expertise and input from a
broad spectrum of leaders in the public, private,
education, and not-for-profit sectors. At the time of
its creation, our country was experiencing a historic
economic boom, record-low unemployment rates, and
soaring consumer confidence. The rapid changes brought
on by the coronavirus pandemic have further revealed
the critical need to invest in our workers to get our
Nation back to work. The Board is focused on numerous
challenges, and recently issued a National Workforce
Recovery Call-to-Action to spur economic recovery by
expediting American workers' return to employment and
upward mobility through investment in career pathways
and implementation of skill-based hiring practices. The
Call-to-Action also emphasizes removing obstacles to
modernizing workforce education and building the
technology infrastructure needed for the future of
work.
My Administration is committed to helping every citizen
find the path to economic success and professional
fulfillment that works for them. It is critical that we
explore and promote non-traditional pathways to family-
sustaining careers, including through enhancing data
transparency that can help match workers with available
jobs; modernizing candidate recruitment, hiring, and
training practices; and advancing lifelong learning
opportunities.
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By broadening our vision for America's workforce and
igniting ingenuity and innovation, we can bring
opportunity and prosperity to all Americans.
Although the coronavirus pandemic has tested the mettle
of our Nation's workers, our country has steeled its
resolve to overcome and persevere. The same
resourcefulness and determination with which we have
confronted this crisis will be the catalyst for our
economic resurgence. American workers are the engine of
our country's future prosperity.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim July 2020 as Pledge
to America's Workers Month.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of June, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-fourth.
(Presidential Sig.)
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